The Next Step Festival

Introducing Next Step Fest! A dream brought to life in our 2025 Development Day 

On 2nd July, we hosted our summer party as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations at People's Park – and what a fantastic day it was! 🎉

The wind certainly kept us on our toes, but it didn't stop us from enjoying an unforgettable day filled with music, food, laughter, and wonderful company. We couldn't have asked for a better way to spend a summer's day.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped organise the event. Your hard work and dedication made the day such a success.

A special shout-out to everyone who joined us and helped make the festival so memorable:
🎶 Punjabi Roots – for another incredible musical performance
🎤 Ravenscliffe – for the amazing student choir and their fantastic vocals.
🎪 Rides4Hire – for the fun game stalls and delicious food truck.
🤹 Skylight Circus Arts – for sharing your incredible talents and being so patient while we learned to juggle!
🍰 Our catering team – for keeping everyone hydrated and fuelling us with plenty of cake.
🎲 Our Human Fruit Machine team and the Frog in the Bog champion – for bringing the fun and lots of laughs!
💇🏾‍♀️Our artistic staff members providing beautiful hairstyles, face painting, and henna.
🗽The Seasonal Group- for always providing the best props and helping bring the festival to life.

And of course, thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate with us.💙